A lavish Royal Crown Derby covered centrepiece vase 1904. Of compressed oval form with ornately moulded leaf form handles, a domed lid with a pierced vegetal finial and raised on a moulded reticulated pedestal base, with finely handpainted floral bunches in colours framed by patterns and motifs in iron red, salmon, blue and gold hues in the Imari manner; backstamps underside and lid. Height 29.5 cm. Width 29.5 cm. Depth 18 cm